A new online tool has been launched to help young people remove nude images of themselves that have been shared online. The Report Remove tool, developed by Childline and the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), enables any person under the age of 18 to report any nude image or video of them that has appeared on the internet. The IWF will assess the content, which will work to remove it if it is found to have…

One in five apps on Google Play designed for children appear to be breaking federal law, according to new research from Comparitech. The consumer rights and comparison site analyzed the top 300 free and top 200 paid apps on the marketplace under the children and family categories and reviewed each listed privacy policy. It found that one in five contravened the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), legislation which places a strict set of FTC-enforced…

US organizations that choose to pay a ransom to their online extorters may be eligible to claim the money back from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), it has emerged. A report from The Associated Press over the weekend cited tax lawyers and accountants who claimed the little-known clause could be a “silver lining” for ransomware victims. However, the deduction could also be seen as a further corporate incentive to pay up, encouraging more affiliate groups…

Most organizations have already begun their shift to the cloud. In its Cloud Computing Survey 2020, for instance, International Data Group (IDG) found that 81% of respondents had at least one workload or segment of their computing infrastructure in the cloud. That percentage could grow by the end of the year, as IDG found that 32% of total IT budgets will go to cloud computing—up from 30% in 2018. But the cloud comes with its…

Millions of the UK’s small businesses aren’t confident they can withstand a cyber-attack, with resources frequently diverted to other areas, according to new research from Arctic Wolf. The security operations vendor polled over 500 decision-makers in the UK working at firms with fewer than 250 employees to better understand their cyber challenges. It found that three-quarters (73%) believe their organization lacks the in-house expertise and capabilities to defend against cyber-attacks. The figure could amount to…

When it comes to evaluating technology in the home, there seems to be no shortage of new devices and shiny gadgets, mainly part of the Internet of Things (IoT), to discuss. Unfortunately, there seems to be no shortage of security issues to consider regarding these same devices, either. It’s not uncommon to hear of “virtual break-ins” caused by a malicious hacker connecting to a home’s network or accessing sensitive information through smart thermostats, refrigerators, and…

Everything evolves. Simply stated, the gradual development of something from a simple to a more complex form is what evolution is all about. When something ceases to evolve, yet still exists, it becomes classified as a living fossil. One example is the Ginkgo Biloba tree. It took millions of years for this evolution to cease. This all happened without any help from humans. When we think of our relationship with technology, it is apparent that we are nowhere…